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No. 589,549. Patented Sept. 7,1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT SOLOMON C. HIRSCHBER-G, OF NElV YORK, N. Y.

COMBINA'TLION NOSE-GAGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,549, datedSeptember 7, 1897.

Application tiled January 19, 1897. Serial No. 619,768. (No model.)

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Beit known that l, SOLOMON C. HIRSCH- BERG, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of .New York, in the county of NewY York andStat-e of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOombination Nose-Gages, of which the following is a specification. f

My invention relates to improvements in nose-gages employed by opticalcompanies to determine the exact shape of a nose for the purpose ofselecting a spectacle Whose bridge is so shaped as to fit exactly such anose, and my invention consists in a plate having a multiplicity ofnotches in its edge, corresponding with the various shapes of the nose,and to print or engrave onto the adjoining surface the directions forthe selection of the corresponding bridge of a spectacle.

In the accompanying drawings, 'Figure l. is a face view of an octagonalplate provided with notches cut out along its edges. Figs. 2 and 3 areface Views of differently-shaped strips provided with notches along oneof their edges.

In the selection of spectacles the facial measurements of the frame arejust as essential as the proper adjustment of the lenses. For thispurpose a contrivance hereinafter described and shown 'is highlybeneficial and will save to a salesman and customer considerable time,as it combines, preferably, a large number of notches of differentforms, correspending with a variety of external shapes of the bridge ofthe nose, arranged around the outer edge of a disk or plate, the shapeof which may be varied to sui t requirements, and upon the face ofwhich, opposite or near each single notch, is printed or engraved orotherwise mounted a description of that particular notch, giving,preferably, besides the number, the height and the Width of the notch inthe two most conventional measures, in millimeters and in inches.

The gage is made of any suitable material, preferably of pasteboard,sheet metal, and

vthe like.

In the drawings, Fig. l shows the notch arranged upon the edge of anoctagonal disk or plate and the description arranged radially upon oneface. In Figs. 2 and 3 they are arranged on straight and curved strips,but the shape of the disk or plate is not essential, and the descriptionmay be attached to one or both faces ofv a disk or strip.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- A nose-gage consisting of aplate having a multiplicity of notches in its edge, the notches being ofdiierent forms to correspond With a variety of external sha-pes of thebridge of the nose, the plate being provided with iigures or charactersindicating the measurements of the notch, all substantially asdescribed.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 18th day of January, A. D. 1897. A

SOLOMON C. HIRSCHBERG.

Witnesses z W. H. RUBY, Otras. REINHEIMEE.

